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Cutless bearing replacement questions AXEL at 11:12am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 43/7517 I am planning to replace the cutless bearing this season on my 2000 Catalina 30 MKIII. I have starte
Gensun GV-10 Flooded Battery Question PGIJon at 10:50am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 1/281 I'm adding solar to my boat and am about to install a GV-10-pb-12 Lead Acid Battery Controller. The
Cabin Hood Modification For Access (2) Rick D at 10:34am 01.05.17 Big Boats 8/1173 So, my 40.5 is a 1994 and I needed to get access to change what I thought must be ratty turning bloc
T-99 days.... (1) Jackdaw at 8:47am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1316 Working from the yacht club today; peace and quiet with decent Wi-Fi. Outside air temperature: -5F.
"Normal" Oil Usage by Diesels? Kings Gambit at 7:28am 01.05.17 Engines and Propulsion 38/9217 Is it normal for diesel engines to consume engine oil, and if so, at what rate(s)? What would be co
Fuel filter. recomendation frankies56 at 5:32pm 01.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1544 Hello all, I just changed my fuel filter a racor water seperator. I went to napa not thinking about
Need advice on lifting boat to paint (1) sasjzl at 5:01pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4736 Hi, I am looking for any and all advice I can get on getting to all the hull bottom on my Venture 1
Inspection camera heritage at 4:57pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/964 Thinking of getting one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J88PD10?psc=1 I would use it to chec
2007 Hunter 33 Hour meter Caspurr at 4:39pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1050 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. The Engine Hour Meter is no longer working. Has anyone experienced this and
Manual bilge location Victor Maylon at 12:56pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2801 Can anyone tell me where on a 1993 Hunter 33.5 sail/sloop rig where the manual bilge is located???HE
Black stains in gel coat. What is best solution to remove Crazy Dave Condon at 2:05pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/12730 Friend of mine who does a lot for my church, I offered to remove stains from the fiberglass which is
Getting Access to our boat bottom swing keel Seahorse24 at 1:50pm 01.04.17 Trailer Sailors 16/3687 Our sailboat is a 24 foot Yankee Seahorse that was manufactured in 1972. In the sales brochure, they
SW Florida New Year's cruise Gene Neill at 1:47pm 01.04.17 Catalina 22 10/741 Well, this year we couldn't duck out for the Admiral's entire Christmas vacation, but we got lucky w
Panel - What is this switch (1) DLB at 12:43pm 01.04.17 Bigger Boats 16/7355 131592 I purchased my O'Day 322 May 2016. Love the space! Great cabin. I have had to do some upgr
Running cabin-top mainsheet to cockpit on C30 MK1? (2) patrickkidd at 11:08am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 7/6526 Hi there! As a frequent single-hander, I am constantly trying to figure out a way to run my mainshe
Suggestions for GPS Babette04 at 11:02am 01.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/803 My 2004 Beneteau 323 did not have a Chartplotter GPS when I purchased her and I was using the Navion
Insulating Infloor Storage Bin on 41 DS DayDreamer41 at 9:51am 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/428 On our 41 DS there is a storage bin in the floor in front of the refrigerator, its a fairly large an
M25XP Electric Fuel Lift Pump (1) womble at 6:43am 01.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 20/6227 Here is a photo of the lift pump on my M25XP engine. As you can see, it looks like it is mounted on
Nigel Calder - Toronto Boat Show Scott B at 6:31am 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/308 Nigel Calder is at the Toronto Boat Show this year doing 3 all-day seminars. I'm signed up for the
Single sink upgrade? patrickkidd at 2:34am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 24/4649 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 and would love* to have a single large sink instead of the two that are f*

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Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:58pm 04.01.24 If you have space, I'd use a thimble and splice over a thimble to the chain. The rope to chain spli
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:54pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:49pm 04.01.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 5:24pm 04.01.24 It should be done the way it was done. Folks with windlasses know this. A thimble/shackle system wi
Name Change smokey73 at 5:08pm 04.01.24 Part of our ceremony was pouring the toasting champagne to all four winds and also included taking a
Mooring line...... smokey73 at 4:57pm 04.01.24 We had a recent storm at our mooring field. It was strong enough to tear out the Samson Post on one
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 4:52pm 04.01.24 That Hunter looks excellent. Seems like allot of these size boats have allot of space wasted (for my
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 04.01.24
Trailer sailer = beach launch? john6206 at 4:39pm 04.01.24
Mooring line...... jssailem at 4:26pm 04.01.24 The problem is that the fibers have so little stretch that when they go around a bend the outer fib
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain (1) jssailem at 4:07pm 04.01.24 Check out the Mantus Swivel. It goes between your anchor and your chain. It helps to flip the anchor
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain jssailem at 4:05pm 04.01.24 Well that depends. Do you want to continue to use the windlass to draw the rode (the rope portion)
Name Change stickinthemud57 at 3:49pm 04.01.24 I recently attended a boat renaming ceremony and found it equally fun, silly, and amusing. Our MC c
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain stickinthemud57 at 3:40pm 04.01.24 It has always been my impression that the best way to join rope and chain is with a splice protected
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks kappykaplan at 3:29pm 04.01.24 Electrical connections should not be held with zip ties.
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 3:28pm 04.01.24 thanks Its a 3 YM 30 filter off for easier access
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 3:27pm 04.01.24 What model Yanmar is that? Someone stole your air filter. Greg thanks Its a 3 YM 30
Trip planning Bar Harbor to Boston PaulK at 3:19pm 04.01.24 Lots of places to stop, but they're often a ways in from the ocean. How much time do you want to spe
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 3:06pm 04.01.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) twodzusfittings at 3:05pm 04.01.24 My guess by its appearance the white zip tied unit is a starter solenoid. Black Zip tied unit looks

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